Week 8
I found San Junipero to be so interesting especially because it seems to be set in the 80s and I LOVE 80s movies. The music was well curated and even though I didnt live in the 80s it still felt nostalgic to me. The premise of San Junipero is that the dead can live in a simulated reality where they are their younger selves. It was a very interesting concept and reminds me so much of the matrix in a way. Its also so interesting to see that Yorkie is experiencing all these emotions and feelings while in this reality which makes me wonder how this is any different from true reality. The Entire History of You was more exciting for me because it felt way more closer to reality and what is possible. Contact lenses that record your entire life is absurdly scary especially because they dont allow you to be in the moment and enjoy yourself. You go back and relive terrible experiences or moments that worry you because you’re trying to figure out what went wrong just like Liam was doing in the beginning when his work appraisal went poorly. The story escalates tremendously through the course of the episode and it feels like the essence of life which is all about living in the moment and NOT allowing the past to haunt you is gone. Although the Grain helps Liam find out his wife cheated on him it brings more issues up than solutions. This made me think about my life and whether I would want to have a Grain and I definitely would not. I prefer to live my life knowing what I am supposed to know and if i had the grain my curiosity would ruin me.